RUTLAND, Vt. — Paint, strewn across a Black Lives Matter lawn sign her daughter made, marked a turning...
Jan 21, 2021
From ‘high cotton’ to dead end: What one South Carolina project teaches us about public housing
COLUMBIA, S.C. — For Latifa Anderson, who grew up in the Allen Benedict Court public housing project in...
Jan 14, 2021
ON THE GROUND IN WICHITA, KS
Can the pandemic lead to worker solidarity in Kansas? Lessons from 100 years ago.
WICHITA, Kansas — On Aug. 25, 1922, in a headline for an article in the weekly labor newspaper, the...
Jan 08, 2021
ON THE GROUND IN NEWPORT, RI
In Newport, leaders tackle the inequity of a city famous for its affluence
NEWPORT, R.I. — To many outsiders, Newport is a pillar of American opulence. Nicknamed “America’s First Resort,” the...
Jan 05, 2021
ON THE GROUND IN RAPPAHANNOCK, VA
‘I’m struggling.’ Straight-A student opens up about high school life during a pandemic
RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VA. -- Olivia Scheulen had big plans for her senior year at Rappahannock County High School....
Dec 29, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SPOKANE, WASH
How the pandemic revealed social and health Inequities in Spokane
SPOKANE—Despite health officials in western Washington confirming the first case of COVID-19 recorded in the U.S., in January,...
Dec 28, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN ST. GEORGE, UT
COVID-19 didn’t stop overtourism in Utah’s national parks, it made it worse
ST. GEORGE, UT -- For people living in southern Utah, their backyard is America’s playground. Yet, the chance...
Dec 23, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN NELSONVILLE, OH
Against the tide: A small town in Appalachia engineers its revival
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — On an unseasonably warm November afternoon, Ashley Lynn Hughes sat on her porch reflecting on...
Dec 22, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN CINCINNATI, OH
Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine confronts decades of gentrification and displacement
CINCINNATI — To be able to tell their story, I had to see that window. The window of...
Dec 18, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN DURHAM, NC
North Carolina fast-food workers demanded — and won — COVID-19 protections from management
DURHAM, N.C. — In early September, Jamila Allen led a group of 18 co-workers out the front doors...
Dec 17, 2020
